A few days ago we had the first speaking and listening group of the new year. The theme for this one was Myths and Legends. I’ll be honest that this theme didn’t really grab my children’s attention. But we persevered and produced a mini-project! Not the most in-depth, but it’s laid the groundwork for a…
Learning about Myths & Legends
I Saw It First! Jungle – Board Game review
Ad – Gifted Item & Affiliate Links Every now and then something comes along that is utter genius and you wonder how on earth it wasn’t created before now! I Saw it First! Jungle is one of those things. A fiendishly simple idea but with SO much appeal. This is a true family game This…
Books Of the Week : Precious Planet & Atlas of Architecture + Giveaway
Ad – gifted and affiliate links This week I am featuring two absolutely beautiful books as my books of the week. Whilst taking two very diverse topics, they have such similar styles and approach (as well as being by the same publisher) it seemed sensible to feature them together. This post is marked as…
Simple Steps for Self Care
Ad One of the things I’ve definitely got better at over the last year or two is looking after myself. I don’t for one minute pretend that I have this down perfectly, BUT I’m getting better at putting myself first and looking after myself. I thought I’d share some simple things that have helped me…
Hands on History at the Mellor Iron Age Roundhouse
One of my favourites subjects has always been history. I don’t know what it is in particular that draws me in, but it really does. Even now, as an adult I still love history and it’s been fantastic to learn alongside the children since September, and learn parts of history that I knew very little…
The Home Education Board Game Fair
We are lucky to live in a thriving home education community where members are active and play a great role in the community. We have reasonably regular project fairs that are always well attended and, last week, we had the latest one. It was the board game fair, and if I’m honest, I nearly didn’t…
